FNUS74 KMOB 191318
FWSMOB

SPOT FORECAST FOR COMPARTMENT 43   2...U.S. FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
718 AM CST TUE JAN 19 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CST ON JANUARY 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...INCREASING SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL INCREASE MOISTURE
LEVELS...ESPECIALLY WEDNESDAY AHEAD OF A FRONTAL PASSAGE THURSDAY.
A DRIER AIRMASS WILL MOVE OVER THE AREA WITH SURFACE HIGH
PRESSURE...BUT AM NOT EXPECTING DAYTIME RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES TO
FALL BELOW 40 PERCENT FRIDAY. SATURDAY...AS A SECOND SYSTEM APPROACHES
THE AREA...INCREASING SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL BRING INCREASING MOISTURE.
THIS SYSTEM WILL PUSH A FRONT ACROSS THE AREA IN THE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO
EARLY MONDAY TIMEFRAME. WITH THE INCREASING MOISTURE LEVELS...OVERNIGHT
FOG IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TONIGHT.

.TODAY...
TIME (CST)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........25     37     37     43
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............58     65     66     64
RH..............59     48     46     51
20 FT WIND DIR..W      SW     SW     SW
20 FT WIND SPD..2      4      5      5
MIX HGT (FT)....2300   3400   3700   3300
MIX HGT (M).....700    1040   1130   1010
TRANSP WIND DIR.W      SW     SW     SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.6      8      9      9
TRANS SPD (M/S).3      4      4      4
DISPERSION......15     33     41     35
LVORI...........2      1      1      1

.TONIGHT...
TIME (CST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........59     59     62     67     67     70
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............57     51     48     47     47     47
RH..............70     86     96     98     98     98
20 FT WIND DIR..S      S      S      SW     SW     SW
20 FT WIND SPD..3      2      1      1      0      0
MIX HGT (FT)....2100   900    300    200    100    100
MIX HGT (M).....640    270    90     60     30     30
TRANSP WIND DIR.S      S      S      SW     S      SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.7      6      5      5      3      3
TRANS SPD (M/S).3      3      2      2      1      1
DISPERSION......18     3      2      2      2      2
LVORI...........3      6      8      10     10     10
CWR.............10     10     10     10     10     10

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FORECASTER...SAM
REQUESTED BY...DFMO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100119.COMPA.01/MOB